Table 2.
Characteristics of patients with Stage II, III colorectal cancer.
| Parameter | Not desert | Desert | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | <65 | 39% | 38% | 0.5 |
| >65 | 61% | 62% | ||
| Gender | Male | 50% | 50% | 0.3 |
| Female | 50% | 50% | ||
| Stage | II | 50% | 51% | 0.2 |
| III | 50% | 49% | ||
| Anatomic Site | Colon | 74% | 73% | 0.2 |
| Rectum | 26% | 27% | ||
| Surgery | No | 2% | 3% | 0.3 |
| Yes | 98% | 97% | ||
| Chemotherapy | No | 53% | 55% | 0.08 |
| Yes | 43% | 41% | ||
| Unknown | 3% | 3% | ||
| Diabetes | No | 89% | 87% | 0.005 |
| Yes | 11% | 13% | ||
| Hypertension | No | 59% | 59% | 0.5 |
| Yes | 41% | 41% | ||
| Obesity | No | 92% | 92% | 0.2 |
| Yes | 8% | 8% | ||
| Smoker | No | 82% | 79% | 0.001 |
| Yes | 18% | 21% | ||
| Insurance | Private/PPO | 36% | 31% | 0.001 |
| HMO | 14% | 11% | ||
| Medicare | 40% | 45% | ||
| Medicaid/Uninsured | 8% | 11% | ||
| Other | 2% | 2% | ||
| Socio-Economic Status | Very low | 12% | 32% | 0.001 |
| Low | 16% | 32% | ||
| Middle | 20% | 19% | ||
| High | 21% | 3% | ||
| Very high | 23% | 2% | ||
| Missing | 9% | 9% | ||
| Race | White | 61% | 65% | 0.001 |
| Black | 6% | 7% | ||
| Hispanic | 16% | 21% | ||
| Asian/ Pac Islander | 14% | 5% | ||
| Other | 3% | 2% |